Clear, cylindrical urine specimen bottle, wider at the base and with a pouring spout at the top; sides have writing embossed on the glass including graduated measurements, empty.
Clear, cylindrical urine specimen bottle, wider at the base and with a pouring spout at the top; sides have writing embossed on the glass including graduated measurements, empty.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Originally owned by the Brockville Psychiatric Hospital.
Dates
1960
1970
circa 1960-1970
Date Remarks
1964, based on date of reference publication.
Material
glass: clear
Inscriptions
Embossed on the front of the bottle: "URINE // SPECIMEN // BOTTLE"; embossed on the back and differentiated with full lines at number markings and half markings in between: "1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 OZ."; embossed on bottom of bottle are the symbols: "B // 5"
Permanent Location
0010-A4-7 Box 3 Row B
Length
15.2 cm
Circumference
18.8 cm
Diameter
6.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Glass at bottom slightly foggy, some small imperfections in the glass.
Formerly known as the Eastern Hospital for the Insane, the Brockville Psychiatric Hospital opened in 1894; in 1903 the School of Nursing opened with one student who was given a two year course in nursing the mentally ill, this was one of Ontario's first nursing programs to specialize in psychiatric care; early in the 20th Century, the population expanded to 800 patients with as many as 100 patients at work on the grounds daily, the facility had a bakery, farm, garden, and a variety of shops including a butcher, tailor and carpenter (none of which are operational today); systems of treatment used throughout the years consisted of hydrotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy and vocational therapy; in 2000 the hospital was officially transferred from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group.